“All By Myself” is a song that not only became the showcase of one of Celina Dion’s most famous albums, but also made famous the iconic scene from “Bridget Jones’s Diary”. The well-known song will certainly be hummed by many fans of 90s music, although in fact the song reigned supreme on the foreign music scene a decade earlier.
Celine Dion made “All By Myself” famous. The song was written by another artist
The original song “All By Myself” was written by Eric Carmen in 1975. The song became a huge hit in the late 1970s. In 1976, Carmen appeared on the TV show “The Midnight Special”, where he sang not only the above-mentioned song, but also his next hit “Never Gonna Fall in Love Again”.
An unusual inspiration
The artist based “All By Myself” on a melody from the Piano Concerto No. 2 in C minor, Opus 18, by Sergei Rachmaninov, a famous Russian composer. Carman claimed that there was no copyright to it, but shortly afterwards he was contacted by a representative of the Rachmaninoff estate. As a result of the agreement, the artist had to hand over 12%. royalties from “All By Myself” and “Never Gonna Fall in Love Again”.
“All By Myself” returned to favor after almost a decade, as a song promoting Celine Dion’s album “Falling into you”. The album topped the list of best-selling albums in as many as 12 countries. In addition to Celine Dion, the song was also performed by other artists, including Frank Sinatra, Tom Jones and Sheryl Crow.
Source: Gazeta
Bruce is a talented author and journalist with a passion for entertainment . He currently works as a writer at the 247 News Agency, where he has established himself as a respected voice in the industry.
